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Originally Posted by Dirty Dane
He has not lived in Thailand for the past 30 years, he was arrested during a visit there. His "crime" was translating something banned another person wrote, then posting it online. And that "crime" did not even happen in Thailand.
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The book is "The King Never Smiles" and it's a great read.
Basically it's how the Thai monarchy was almost destroyed in the revolution but survived and has been slowly grasping power back year on year.
It's banned because it has some serious allegations regarding the death of his older brother.